THE NOTION OF PLACE IN ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPES
THE NOTION OF PLACE IN ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPES

Summary/Abstract: This paper reviews the definitions and concepts of place to establish a conceptual framework for understanding architectural landscapes in light of environmental psychology. A place-based approach highlights the importance of place attachment and its implications: place dependence, place identity and rootedness. A comparison between space-place and landscape-setting proceeds, leading to a reflexion on how an architectural landscape is a place. A discussion on factors to take into account when assessing or preserving architectural landscapes is presented, in order to protect this psychological dimension of place for the well-being of inhabitants emotionally invested in them. As a conclusion, this paper advocates for the necessity of understanding the psychological dimension an architectural landscape as a place, and not only a physical tangible landscape.

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